Defending Your Life

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Just because the world’s ending doesn’t mean your last day on Earth has to be a downer. If you’re looking for a little pick-me-up amid all of the doom and gloom, check out Defending Your Life, Albert Brooks’ criminally overlooked comedy about the afterlife. As it turns out, mankind’s primary concern should be learning to overcome fear -- and falling in love with Meryl Streep, in which case, society’s one for two so far. But whether the 21st ends up being your last day or not, Defending Your Life’s lesson of living without fear is a valuable one. And regardless of your religious beliefs, it’s nice to imagine an afterlife in which you can eat as much as you want with zero consequences. Worse things could happen, right?

Still have time for a double feature? Remind yourself that it’s never too late to find love with the Canadian cult classic Last Night.